The History of Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun
Ipoh General Hospital, now known as Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, has witnessed millions of births of Perakians, including us from the orangperak.com editorial team and the contributing authors.
It is a nostalgic place for most Perakians, many of whom were born here. Whenever passing by this road, the thought crosses the mind: this is my birthplace.
The history of Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun began in 1891 as a District Hospital known as Ipoh Hospital, with a capacity of only 50 beds. Then, the hospital was upgraded to a State Hospital in 1942. The 8-storey main building was completed in 1980. Other developments include the Specialist Clinic Complex (1992) and the Daily Treatment Complex (2005). On Thursday, June 12, 2008, the hospital's name was changed from Ipoh Hospital to Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun. Currently, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun is the third-largest Ministry of Health Malaysia hospital in the country after Hospital Kuala Lumpur and Hospital Pulau Pinang, with a capacity of 990 beds, 16 operating theatres, 16 adult intensive care unit beds, 8 cardiac care unit beds, 17 paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) beds, and 20 neonatal intensive care unit beds.
The hospital provides specialist services in all basic specialties as well as sub-specialties such as nephrology, respiratory medicine, haematology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, and paediatric surgery. Imaging services are equipped with MRI, CT scan, and mammography machines. Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun also serves as a teaching hospital for medical students, nursing trainees, and allied health personnel from public and private higher education institutions. Not to be forgotten, it also serves as a training centre for house officers. In terms of quality achievement, the hospital received the MS ISO 9001 certificate in 2005 and hospital accreditation in 2006. The hospital has also been granted 'Baby-Friendly Hospital' status since 1996. Are any of you readers born in this hospital? Remember your birthplace.
